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News after news!

Hi everyone, It’s Simay again! Taking over E’s blog for this week’s post.
As we try
to share the top news of our weeks through this blog with you, he thought I’d
share the story behind my article on Vogue and my photoshoot with Barbara as
well. – thanks love.
A few weeks
ago, I got a message from my dear friend Deniz Bulutsuz from Istanbul -who’s
currently working for Vogue Turkey- saying that they’re publishing the
sub-magazine of Vogue: “Miss Vogue” soon, for the first time in Turkey. In the
magazine, they have a career section and they interviewed people from different
ages, different backgrounds who have studied and are currently studying Fashion
abroad. I have to admit, even though it doesn’t sound like a big deal when you
read it this way, but at that moment was one of those “wait, WHAAAAAAAAT?!!” kind of moment in my head. I filled out the questions which you’ll see it
translated in English below, and also had to send a photo attached to it. Sanah,
one of my precious classmates, reached for help and took some beautiful
pictures of me so that I could send a few et voila! Week after Miss Vogue
Turkey was placed on each corner of Istanbul and support messages rained to my
message box. Now see, this is big for me because as people who studied anything
abroad would confirm, living away from home, leaving our comfort zone and try
to achieve things even the simple things is not so easy. I may yet not have
achieved everything that I wanted to achieve for the time since I moved to
Paris but I’m working on becoming the best version of myself. I owe so much to
the people both who have already thought me a lot of things and the ones I meet
very recently yet who have become my family here. Gotta thank E above all, for
motivating me even tough I could be a very crazy girl sometimes and for
literally making everything just more magical than it already is.. even living
in Paris. Not all things necessarily have to be achieved alone, we’re working
on things together.

Here’s the
interview in English :

"It is important to be certain about your
expectations and where you see yourself in the future. The places you choose to
start your business life in your internship are also decisive"

Simay Demirel,
MBA Luxury Brand Management
Why: I completed Marmara University in the 2014-2015 terms as an Erasmus
student in Paris. I wanted to have a longer experience after a dream like year.
When to apply: For those who would like to apply to study at IFA Paris, the
right time to apply is April/May because most intakes start from September/October.
Application process: While some schools require exam scores like GMAT, some
others like IFA Paris require IELTS or TOEFL score. Besides these, you are
requested to apply online on their website and provide passport copy, latest
educational diploma, motivation letter, etc.. After that, an online interview
is conducted.
Challenges: As a procedure of IFA Paris, you have to pass an online test and it
was quite challengingfor
me.
Benefits and advantages: You get to see that “networking” is really not that
intimidating. During talks with executive level professionals, you realize that
everybody learns something new from one another.
Career Opportunities: Networking, networking, networking! After languages,
networking and connections are the most important point for a career in
France.

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Also have
to thank all of you for showing love and interest to our photoshoot with
Barbara. She’s a friend whom I met 2 years ago when I was here for Erasmus and
she was conducting the photography club at INSEEC. Now she’s running a lifestyle/fashion
photography blog and she wanted to expand her portfolio so I took her to 3 of
my most favorite places, which are; Holiday Café-the most elegant café to be on
a sunny Sunday for brunch, The Grand Mosque Paris-a truly wonderful place and
finally to the Rue Crémieux-where all the colorful houses in Paris meets in a
petite street. Barbara took beautiful pictures and Antoine, a.k.a Koko, keep
the mood up all day by his R&B playlists and just by his being really. Thanks to you guys his backstage
video and Barbara’s blogpost was a success! I have collected such precious
friends all around the world I guess.

Update: E
just came home from the café in the corner of our street where he watched the
Europa League Final. Guessing Manchester United’s back into the Champion’s
League cause.. no wait, you should see his face.